Cambridge vs Fort Edward

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Fort Edward: population, income, housing, and more.

Cambridge and Fort Edward are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Edward has the higher population (3,160 vs 2,341 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($73,805 vs $62,411 in Fort Edward). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($184,200 vs $128,200 in Fort Edward).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
Population	2,341	3,160
Median age	50.0 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,805	$62,411
Median home value	$184,200	$128,200
Median gross rent	$1,063	$951
Housing units	1,133	1,324
Homeownership rate	78.1%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
Population	1,976 → 2,341 (+18.5%)	3,295 → 3,160 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$51,295 → $73,805 (+43.9%)	$47,951 → $62,411 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $184,200 (+19.9%)	$99,500 → $128,200 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $1,063 (+36.5%)	$901 → $951 (+5.5%)

Cambridge

Population

1,9762,341

Median household income

$51,295$73,805

Median home value

$153,600$184,200

Median gross rent

$779$1,063

Fort Edward

Population

3,2953,160

Median household income

$47,951$62,411

Median home value

$99,500$128,200

Median gross rent

$901$951

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
Under 5	2.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.7%	10.6%
25 to 34	3.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	18.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	6.6%
75 and over	10.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	98.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
No high school diploma	6.2%	3.7%
High school graduate	30.0%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
Drove alone	71.3%	82.4%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
1-unit, detached	64.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	9.1%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Fort Edward
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1938	1941